The following excerpt is from People v. Nixon, 21 N.Y.2d 338, 287 N.Y.S.2d 659 (N.Y. 1967):
I dissent from that portion of the majority opinion which reverses the conviction of People v. Lang, which I would affirm. I concur in the affirmance of the other cases herein, but would hold that, where a defendant is represented by counsel who is presumed to be competent and who is charged with the responsibility of advising a defendant as to the legal implications involved in the taking of a plea of guilty, the courts are not required to make inquiry of a defendant by catechism or otherwise.
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